Evo powered tube chassis Mini Cooper build
Jun 28, 2013, 08:35 PM
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Fun fun. are you going to use the stock half shafts? They may be a limiting factor with wheel articulation as they are already at some intense angles being stretched forward.
You're also going to be pretty nose heavy with that setup. Just a suggestion, you may want to consider running the coolers in the back. Perhaps an air/water setup, with a heat exchanger and radiator between the back wheels with tunnels in the floorpan to feed them. That might clear you some front space.
Just saw you are in Simi Valley. I worked with a turbo company out there for a while. Fun place to be working on cars.
You're also going to be pretty nose heavy with that setup. Just a suggestion, you may want to consider running the coolers in the back. Perhaps an air/water setup, with a heat exchanger and radiator between the back wheels with tunnels in the floorpan to feed them. That might clear you some front space.
Just saw you are in Simi Valley. I worked with a turbo company out there for a while. Fun place to be working on cars.
Jun 28, 2013, 09:21 PM
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Fun fun. are you going to use the stock half shafts? They may be a limiting factor with wheel articulation as they are already at some intense angles being stretched forward.
You're also going to be pretty nose heavy with that setup. Just a suggestion, you may want to consider running the coolers in the back. Perhaps an air/water setup, with a heat exchanger and radiator between the back wheels with tunnels in the floorpan to feed them. That might clear you some front space.
Just saw you are in Simi Valley. I worked with a turbo company out there for a while. Fun place to be working on cars.
You're also going to be pretty nose heavy with that setup. Just a suggestion, you may want to consider running the coolers in the back. Perhaps an air/water setup, with a heat exchanger and radiator between the back wheels with tunnels in the floorpan to feed them. That might clear you some front space.
Just saw you are in Simi Valley. I worked with a turbo company out there for a while. Fun place to be working on cars.
I seriously considered putting the radiator in the back but by the time I get the rear diff/suspension, the fuel cell, and the battery back there I am out of room.
I am guessing you worked for turbonetics
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Jun 28, 2013, 11:57 PM
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Got some more pics for you guys
Mini body after I cut the bottom out of it
Bunch of random cage and overall pics
Front and rear suspension. The new front struts came with camber plates and I built the upper mounts with caster adjustment. In the front I am using stock EVO lower a-arms and BR racing struts. Rear suspension uses the stock forward lower link and all the other links I built from scratch. rear shocks are QA1 coilovers. Stock EVO sway bars were used front and rear.
Hacking up the wiring, I removed everything from the harness that was not needed to make the car run, deleted ABS, ACD and all the other crap. Then I condensed all the fuses into the underhood fuse box and eliminated the interior fuse box. While I was there I rerouted all the wiring that ran through the drivers fender and ran it through the firewall bulkhead. Once all that was done I rebuilt all of the lighting, wipers, horn ect. wiring back into the harness.
Mini body after I cut the bottom out of it
Bunch of random cage and overall pics
Front and rear suspension. The new front struts came with camber plates and I built the upper mounts with caster adjustment. In the front I am using stock EVO lower a-arms and BR racing struts. Rear suspension uses the stock forward lower link and all the other links I built from scratch. rear shocks are QA1 coilovers. Stock EVO sway bars were used front and rear.
Hacking up the wiring, I removed everything from the harness that was not needed to make the car run, deleted ABS, ACD and all the other crap. Then I condensed all the fuses into the underhood fuse box and eliminated the interior fuse box. While I was there I rerouted all the wiring that ran through the drivers fender and ran it through the firewall bulkhead. Once all that was done I rebuilt all of the lighting, wipers, horn ect. wiring back into the harness.
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Jun 30, 2013, 08:56 AM
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Probably somewhere north of 700hrs. That is including some but far from all of the design time. It will leave here a running/ driving vehicle but it will still need a fender flares and a bunch of body work.
